While Rivers made the 203rd consecutive start (including postseason games) of his NFL career, Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen made his first start on Sunday.

"He gets the ball out super quick," Allen said of Rivers. "He's not afraid to throw it 1 yard in front of him. Sometimes that's what you've got to do as a quarterback -- get the ball out quick and to your skill guys, let them make some plays for you. Some of the protections, always allowing the play clock to dictate what he was going to do, letting it run down still trying to figure out what the defense was going to do -- he was going to make checks at the line to put their offense in the best situation possible."

Rivers was among the 35 former Alabama high school and college players (that didn't play for Alabama or Auburn) who got on the field on the second Sunday of the NFL's 2018 season.

Other former state players who started on Sunday included:

Defensive end Mario Addison (Tarrant,

Right offensive tackle Chris Hubbard (

Strong safety Darian Stewart (Lee-Huntsville) of the Denver Broncos made one tackle in a 20-19 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

Weakside inside linebacker Zach Cunningham (Pinson Valley) of the Houston Texans made a team-leading nine tackles, including one on special teams, in a 20-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

Wide receiver Chester Rogers (Lee-Huntsville) of the Indianapolis Colts caught three passes for 17 yards in a 21-9 victory over the Washington Redskins.

Wide receiver Tyreek Hill (

Defensive tackle Darius Philon (Vigor) of the Chargers made one tackle against the Bills.

Cornerback Bobby McCain (Oxford) of the Miami Dolphins made four tackles and broke up a pass in a 20-12 victory over the New York Jets.

Left defensive end Trey Flowers (Columbia) of the New England Patriots made two tackles and forced a fumble in a 31-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Flowers left the game in the first quarter and went to the locker room to be evaluated for a concussion.

Right cornerback Janoris Jenkins (

Nose tackle Steve McLendon (Carroll-Ozark, Troy) of the Jets made three tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage, against the Dolphins.

Center Rodney Hudson (B.C. Rain) of the Raiders against the Broncos.

Strong safety Jaquiski Tartt (Davidson, Samford) of the San Francisco 49ers made five tackles in a 30-27 victory over the Detroit Lions.

Middle linebacker Kwon Alexander (Oxford) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made seven tackles, including a sack and three tackles for loss, and forced a fumble in a 27-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Cornerback Malcolm Butler (West Alabama) and center Ben Jones (Bibb County) of the Titans against the Texans. Butler made seven tackles and broke up two passes.

Falcons running back Ito Smith (McGill-Toolen) ran for 46 yards on nine carries and caught an 8-yard pass against the Panthers. The rookie had the first rushing attempt and first reception of his NFL career. He moved up to backup on Atlanta's depth chart with starter Devonta Freeman sitting out the game.

Panthers cornerback Captain Munnerlyn (Murphy) made two tackles against the Falcons.

Lions cornerback Dee Virgin (West Alabama) made a special-teams tackle against the 49ers in his NFL debut.

Texans quarterback Joe Webb (Wenonah, UAB) against the Titans.

Chiefs cornerback Tremon Smith (Saks) made one tackle on defense and one on special teams against the Steelers.

Chargers defensive end Chris Landrum (Sweet Water,

Rams tight end Gerald Everett (UAB/

Saints defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth (Murphy) made his NFL debut against the Browns.

Jets running back Isaiah Crowell (

Raiders linebacker Nicholas Morrow (Huntsville) and wide receiver Seth Roberts (West Alabama) against the Broncos. Roberts caught three passes for 43 yards and one touchdown. Roberts scored on a 20-yard pass as Oakland took a 19-7 lead with 5:25 left in the third quarter.

Forty-Niners defensive back Jimmie Ward (Davidson) against the Lions.

Titans safety Brynden Trawick (Troy) made two special-teams tackles against the Texans.

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Chargers offensive tackle Trent Scott (Lee-Huntsville) was active, but he did not play.

On Thursday night, Cincinnati Bengals defense end Michael Johnson (Dallas County) left a 34-23 victory over the Baltimore Ravens early with a knee injury. Johnson's injury was reported as an MCL sprain, and he is expected to miss "at least a couple of games."

The second week of the 2018 NFL season concludes at 7:15 p.m. CDT Monday when the Seattle Seahawks visit the Chicago Bears. ESPN will televise the game.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.